flywire

See also: fly-wire

English

Etymology

From fly +‎ wire.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈflʌɪwʌɪə/

• Audio (AU):

  (file)

Noun

flywire (usually uncountable, plural flywires)

1. (chiefly Australia) A type of screening used to exclude flies and other insects.
   • 1938, Xavier Herbert, Capricornia, Chapter VIII, p. 126, [1]

     He noticed for the first time that the fellow was naked. He had taken little notice of him in the darkened room, and afterwards had seen him only through the fly-wire door.

   • 1985, Peter Carey, Illywhacker, Faber and Faber 2003, page 367:

     For a moment, she feared he would, like a new puppy, burst through the flywire.

Alternative forms

• fly-wire